Tag: NATO

New Confrontation Between Russia and the West Will Last a Long Time, Karaganov Warns

September 4, 2014

Staunton, September 4 – On the same day that President Barack Obama used the most “forceful language against Russia” of any US leader since Ronald Reagan and made “the ultimate commitment” to defend NATO allies in Eastern Europe, Sergey Karaganov said that the confrontation between Russia and the West will go on for a very […]

The US-Baltic Alliance at 75

Staunton, September 3 – US President Barack Obama’s visit to Tallinn today comes almost exactly 75 years after the United States and the three Baltic countries formed one of the most remarkable alliances of the 20th century. (An Estonian translation of this article appeared in Tallinn’s Eesti Paevaleht.) That alliance, which for nearly 50 years took […]

Ukraine Liveblog Day 199: NATO, Divided, Meets To Discuss Ukraine

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Ukraine LiveBlog Day 198: President Obama Travels to Estonia to Meet Baltic Leaders

September 3, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 197: Ukraine Reportedly Loses Control Of Telmanovo, North Of Mariupol

September 2, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 187: Convoy Begins To Return To Russia

August 23, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 186: Russian Aid Convoy Enters Ukraine

August 22, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 182: Russian Aid To Enter Ukraine With Kiev’s Approval

August 18, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 180: The Battle For Lugansk Begins

August 16, 2014

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Putin Believes He Can Win a War with NATO, Piontkovsky Says

August 10, 2014

Staunton, August 8 – “No state or regime goes to war firmly convinced that it will lose it,” Andrey Piontkovsky says, and Vladimir Putin is no exception: if he goes to war with NATO and even if he escalates that conflict by using nuclear weapons, he will be acting on the basis of a belief […]